St. Croix, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
St. Croix was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,615. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.942°N, 63.944°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Croix had a population of 1,615: 855 male and 760 female residents. Population density was 86.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,615 |
| 1881 | 1,555 |
| 1891 | 1,483 |
| 1901 | 1,570 |
| 1911 | 1,512 |
| 1921 | 1,733 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 301 |
| Number of females | 760 |
| Number of males | 855 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 245 |
| Number of married persons | 487 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| Total population | 1,615 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 585 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,064 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 286 |
| Number of occupied houses | 287 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,688 |
| BWT BU | 313 |
| CRN BU | 111 |
| HAY AC | 1,890 |
| HAY TONS | 1,964 |
| OAT BU | 10,559 |
| PEA BU | 313 |
| POT AC | 195 |
| POT BU | 28,286 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Total area (acres) | 119,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 331 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 21 |
| AREA | 119,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 186 |
| CD | 188 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 301 |
| FEMALE | 760 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 287 |
| INHABITED | 286 |
| MALE | 855 |
| MARRIED F | 242 |
| MARRIED M | 245 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 487 |
| POPULATION | 1,615 |
| ROOT BU | 632 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 479 |
| SINGLE M | 585 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,064 |
| TUR BU | 4,480 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS188011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Croix, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-croix-ns188011-1871/.